Pietro Longhi received me in his office, a small room of the Teatro Manzoni. Posters on the walls and the photo of his wife in full view on his desk, surrounded by sheets, and post-it notes. In the distance, the applause for the show, "Mom there's only two" with Paola Quattrini. "My interest in theater was born with a fifth grade school play in" So begins the story of this man's show, now head of a theater company and director of three Roman theaters, Manzoni, Italy Teatro Theatre and Rome. His passion has grown with him, accompanying him during his long apprenticeship, the sacrifices to break, his great love affair with the wife, widow and ultimate success. The theater is part of him then and it is no longer even a job. "I consider as a family group of people working for me and with me, and I could not use other criteria."
Speaking of my concept, is happy to hear of a Roman theater - that is expected, considering that directs the Rome Theater, which offers its audience a bill of only texts in dialect. The inspiration for this project is twofold. "Lacked a theater in Rome for the Roman drama. And this is an idea. The other is seeing a growth of young authors very well written in Roman language, and which are now represented in many Roman theaters, from the Sala Umberto Comet. "First of all Gianni Clementi." Then I joined the absence of a theater like this emergence of young authors. I made a longer one. And I called Rome. After two months he had 530 subscribers. "
When you start talking about the theater, however, the children's enthusiasm fades and the question becomes more serious. Like his face." Today is an abandoned field. [..] The problem is that teachers lead adolescents to see events related to teaching. And these guys you're going to see a Pirandello and then you do not want more set foot in the theater. And the teacher refuses to take them to shows with contemporary themes. "Speaking of the Teatro Tenda Rome then the tone is very warm. The aim of the project was noble but the execution was questionable." I tell you that the project is a shameful thing. As President Agis - the Italian General Association of Performing Arts - I wrote a harsh letter to Alemanno, since it is one thing that was done without public notice. [..] The commissioner has been bypassed, it was not. Why bring that kind of shows the boys does not mean combat bullying, rather encourage it. "But the problem of theater for young people is also another kind of drama." If we do not have young people who write of their time and their problems, how can we hope to be at the theater? "And this problem is engaging in person. It intends to promote the participation of students in the capital of the courses, which will assist them in the first person to teach them, together with Gianni Clementi, dramatic art.
In any case, it is strongly in favor of the possibility of exploiting the Roman theater in order to capture the attention of young people. "In a time of cultural demotion, there is also a little 'fear of entering a theater official. Bringing them to the theater with their language, but with higher themes, can work for me. "
Ultimately, having to imagine his ideal theater, Pietro Longhi not very unbalanced. After a difficult restoration of the Theatre Italy, which is not satisfied, it is more likely to consider a return to basics. "If I can afford from the Italian theater. [..] From that solution, as perfect acoustics, in that it provides a flexible orchestra pit, so it can accommodate different types of shows .. I think that still remains that the ideal solution. " What counts above all is always the audience. "The public should feel secure in his house. And above all it must be hot." And in conclusion, add a couple of restrictions for the interior. "Never put the flooring on the stage. And do not be like a I met an architect who made the seats blue and orange walls. It was a room uninhabitable. "And I do not have a point.
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